Memory Care Communities in Virgina Beach, VA

Memory care providers in Virginia Beach charge around $5,863 per month, $700 less than Virginia’s statewide average ($6,563) yet $238 below the national average ($5,625). Elsewhere in the Old Dominion, memory care facilities charge anywhere from $1,543 per month more than those in Virginia Beach (such as in Roanoke: $7,406) to $82 less per month (such as in Lynchburg: $5,781). Harrisonburg ($7,139) averages $1,276 more than in Virginia Beach; Staunton ($5,885) practically matches Virginia Beach’s average, being just $22 costlier.

There aren’t any authoritative resources on national, state or local memory care costs in the United States. Memory care services are typically offered as an extra service by assisted living facilities; these services generally cost between 20-30% more than standard assisted living care. As such, we’ve estimated the average costs of memory care facilities in Virginia Beach by increasing assisted living facility costs listed on Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care Survey by 25%.

While many families use their own funds or personal assets to pay for memory care, there are plenty of additional options to cover these costs. Some additional ways to finance memory care costs include:

• Veterans Benefits
• Life Insurance Policy
• Long-Term Care Insurance
• Reverse Mortgage

For more information about different ways to finance memory care, visit our Memory Care in Virginia page.

Nursing home care is Virginia Beach’s costliest senior care option, charging between $8,410 for semiprivate and $9,280 for private accommodations. Home care and home health both cost $4,767 per month in Virginia Beach. Assisted Living is even more reasonable at $4,690. Adult day care is the most affordable, averaging just $1,690 per month for daytime care and supervision. 

The Virginia Department of Social Services licenses and oversees memory care facilities in Virginia Beach and the Old Dominion at large. Administrators of memory care facilities receive licensure from a separate state entity, the Board of Long-Term Care Administrators, a subagency of the Virginia Department of Health Professions.

• Virginia Beach’s overall cost of living is 5.6% higher than the national average and only slightly higher (1.9%) than Virginia’s statewide average. Breaking down the cost of living into several categories, including grocery, health care, utilities, transportation and discretionary spending, housing is disproportionately expensive in Virginia Beach. Here, the median home price ($320,700) is 16% more expensive than the U.S. median ($291,700). Virginia Beach’s above-average home prices may be reflected in memory care costs.
• As its name implies, Virginia Beach does, indeed, share a border with the Atlantic Ocean. Although the Atlantic Ocean is less popular among ocean goers than the Pacific Ocean or Gulf of Mexico due to its dark, dirty, brown appearance, Virginia Beach still has 38 miles of shoreline and 28 miles of public beach — not to mention 29 miles of scenic waterways. Hitting the beach might make for a great supervised outing for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease.
• Seniors who plan on retiring in Virginia Beach should be willing to tolerate the city’s air traffic. While air travel and freight is an essential part of Virginia Beach’s economy, listening to military and commercial air traffic can quickly become annoying. Living farther away from the city’s airports is something seniors should consider before moving to Virginia Beach.
• Virginia Beach has below-average crime rates, something that’s rare for many densely populated urban areas. On a scale of 1 to 100, where low scores indicate less crime, Virginia Beach’s violent crime rating is 10.5, less than half the national average of 22.7. The city’s property crime level (33.2), however, is closer to the U.S. average (35.4). Either way, memory care facilities typically maintain tight security, employing features such as closed-circuit camera systems and keycard-only entryways.
• Virginia Beach is widely considered an ideal retirement destination for veterans. Of 200 cities it considered, SmartAsset ranked Virginia Beach as the sixth-best U.S. city for military retirees. WalletHub placed Virginia Beach at the No. 8 spot on its list of the 100 best cities for retiring military members.